Full Dark City is a blog I just started last week. The story follows homicide detective Jack Dillon as he tries to solve the murder of his ex-girlfriend Kate Riley. In what I hope will be a kind of futuristic film noir thriller, Jack Dillon will battle corruption and himself as he tracks a killer. As of this post there . . .
A federal hate crimes investigator is sent to Johnstown, PA, his hometown, to assist in the investigation of a string of murders with a racial bias motivation. Going home leads him to confront a past that he has tried to forget. . . .
Beyond The Photograph is a novel where the main character Jessica Wiler accepts a new job as a photographer for weddings. During her very first wedding shoot she discovers a murder in the background of the photograph and immediately takes it to authorities. After doing so her world is turned upside down. As she is trying to build a relationship . . .
China Wind: A tale of conspiracy and revenge in the high-rise glass towers of big business . . . with a dash of corruption, secret criminal societies, a beautiful promiscuous woman . . . and a twist of romance. Langford-Price is one of the leading companies in Hong Kong. When the promiscuous wife of one of the directors mysteriously disappears, Brisbane private investigator, Carol Monk, is hired . . .
In an alternate past where magic is recognize as a true science, people are starving for land. To alleviate the burden, the government of Great Britain created floating islands, gigantic city that travels the sea. On the Island of King James, two people that have nothing in common must understand what is the link between a series of grotesque . . .
The British Isles, the 16th century. Decades ago, the fae returned to the mortal world. Released by a coven of magicians after centuries of imprisonment, they swept across the British Isles, covering the land with a tangled forest of enchanted trees. Cities fell. Thousands died. Only a handful of cities were saved. Years later, the people of the . . .
In a near-future society where “normals” fear and mistrust those with telepathic ability, Jack Garrett leads a special police unit of telepaths with the unique talent of contacting the psychic awareness of the dead. Seven years after solving a notorious murder spree that culminated in the killing of his best friend’s daughter, Jack starts receiving visits from the murdered girl. . . .
Eelsvale: Population 1,355. Magic: Some. Sally Carter writes the fiction column in The Eelsvale Pages, but is a little low on weekly originality. Then she meets Detective Hood, recently turned freelance (reasons unknown). He has bit of a reputation, and a knack, for trouble, and doesn’t seem to mind her company (or else he probably wouldn’t keep turning . . .
A year has passed since Gare Marx started his new firm, and he’s barely scraping by as an unlicensed PI. After crossing the wrong billionaire, his scam is about to be exposed . . . unless he does a job for free. What job? Recover a priceless jewel: the infamous Scarlet Lemming. . . .
Gare Marx has been a PI for all of five minutes when he discovers he sucks at it. The mob wants money he never borrowed, he’s suspected of murdering someone he hasn’t met, and he’s hired to find a woman who may be involved in some extremely shady business. That, and his secretary is an amoral jiu jitsu-loving sociopath. . . .
Psychic Service of Investigation Agent Cassidy Parker dives toward potential futures to uncover crimes and prevent them. With her telepathic partner Rebecca, she stumbles upon a threat of massive proportions. Stopping it does not only involve investigating the situation but also a little arm-wrestling with PSI’s parent agency – the FBI – and a careful management of reader (telepaths and . . .
The editor of a small weekly newspaper in rural Oregon gets entangled in a bizarre scandal that ends in a suspicious death and a series of unexpected turns, some of which he unknowingly helped to happen. . . .
The reviews so far have been very positive, and added to those on the author’s web page obviously this story appeals strongly to a number of people. I personally found it compelling enough to continue reading to the end, and it has given me a colourful mental picture of Hong Kong life that I will never forget, but I [more . . .]
Reading Anne Infante’s China Wind is like opening a well-wrapped gift – most relevant considering its Christmas setting. As you open each layer, Anne gently builds her characters and context, leading to the discovery of the mystery at its heart. There is also a hint of romance for Carol Monk which is like the sparkly bow on top – but [more . . .]